Jun 2, 2012

Ayurvedic doctors seek allopathy use in emergency

BANGALORE,May 31, 2012

Members of Ayush Federation of India, Karnataka, (AFIK),
demanded the state government to permit the ayurveda doctors to use
allopathy medicines in emergency situations.
Speaking at a press
conference on Wednesday, Dr N A Magdum, president of AFIK, said, “Every
year, nearly 4,000 AYUSH (Ayurveda, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy) doctors
graduate from 80 colleges.
The future of these students is insecure in terms of employment and practice.

Until
the state government declares a plan of action for these students, we
will boycott CET counselling which is scheduled in June. An indefinite
strike will be held until the government comes up with a concrete plan.”
Talking about the future of AYUSH doctors, Dr Magdum said, “The
AYUSH doctors practising medicine at remote rural areas are prevented
from prescribing allopathy medicines in case of emergency.
It is
necessary for allopathy medicines to be used in contingency at least to
alleviate pain or further complications till the patients from rural
areas are sent to a nearby district hospital.”

He added as per the SC
order, all state government may grant permission to the serving
ayurveda doctors to use allopathy medicines in emergency cases.
He
added, “As many as 14 states across the country have granted permission
to use allopathy medicine, except Karnataka, where there is a dire
need.”
He explained that all the AYUSH doctors study and practise for
five-and-a-halfyears, but despite the education, they are denied the
due respect and are targetted for the usage of allopathy medicines.